Introduction

5396R
- Complications
Self-winding

The patented annual calendar was launched in 1996 and has been a success story for the past 20 years. Indicating the day of the week, the date and the month, and requiring correction only once a year, this ingenious mechanism has emerged as one of Patek Philippe’s flagship models. It offers a choice of different displays and nuances of style, always combining elegant lines, noble materials and lavish attention to finish.

Watch
Self-winding mechanical movement. Caliber 324 S QA LU 24H/303. Annual Calendar. Moon phases and 24-hour display. Sweep seconds hand.
Dial
Silvery opaline with gold applied hour markers.
Case
Rose gold. Sapphire crystal case back. Water-resistant to 30 m. Case diameter: 38.5 mm. Height: 11.2 mm.
Strap
Shiny chocolate brown alligator. Fold-over clasp.
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Caliber

324 S QA LU 24H/303
Self-winding

Patek Philippe Caliber 324 S QA LU 24H/303 - Front
Front Back

324 S QA LU 24H/303
Self-winding

Annual Calendar. 24-hour indication. Moon phases. Diameter: 33.3 mm. Thickness: 5.78 mm. Number of parts: 347. Bridges: 10. Jewels: 34. Power reserve: min. 35 hours - max. 45 hours. Winding rotor: 21K gold central rotor. Balance: Gyromax®. Vibrations/hour: 28 800 (4 Hz). Balance spring: Spiromax®. Hallmark: Patek Philippe Seal.

Settings

How to set the moonphase indicator?

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A disc, decorated with golden stars and two golden moons against a blue or white background representing the sky, rotates within an aperture. The disc is cut from a wafer of corundum crystal (sapphire).

Gold was condensed onto the disc by means of a vacuum process through a photographic mask to create the shape of the moons and stars.  The aperture is cut at its upper edge in order to represent the lunar cycle.

During the first days of each lunation, the leading edge of a golden moon becomes visible as a crescent on the left of the aperture and appears to wax as it emerges beyond the curved edge of the aperture representing the lunar terminator.

Half way through the lunation, the moon appears full. It then wanes as it disappears behind the terminator on the right of the aperture.

As the moon vanishes, the second moon on the disc is ready to appear on the left.

Savoir faire

Attention to details
Polishing

The humble art of polishing is one of the most important finishing techniques. It accentuates the case shape, highlighting each distinct part and visually bringing together gemsetting, guilloché work, and engraving into a shining, unified whole.

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